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The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library (GLEW) is a cross-platform
open-source C/C++ extension loading library.  GLEW provides efficient
run-time mechanisms for determining which OpenGL extensions are
supported on the target platform.  OpenGL core and extension
functionality is exposed in a single header file.  GLEW has been
tested on a variety of operating systems, including Windows, Linux,
Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Irix, and Solaris.
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<h2>Download Center</h2>
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<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/">GLEW</a> is distributed
as source and precompiled binaries. The latest release is
<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/files/glew/1.9.0/">1.9.0</a>
[08-06-12]:
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<td align="right"><b>Source</b></td>
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<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/files/glew/1.9.0/glew-1.9.0.zip/download">ZIP</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;
<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/files/glew/1.9.0/glew-1.9.0.tgz/download">TGZ</a></td>
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<td align="right"><b>Binaries</b></td>
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<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/files/glew/1.9.0/glew-1.9.0-win32.zip/download">Windows 32-bit</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;
<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/files/glew/1.9.0/glew-1.9.0-win64.zip/download">64-bit</a>&nbsp;
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An up-to-date copy is also available from the <a href="http://glew.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glew/glew;a=summary">project repository</a>:
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<tt>git clone git://glew.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/glew/glew</tt>
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<h2>Supported Extensions</h2>
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The latest release contains support for OpenGL 4.3 and the following extensions:
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<ul>
<li><a href="glew.html">OpenGL extensions</a>
<li><a href="wglew.html">WGL extensions</a>
<li><a href="glxew.html">GLX extensions</a>
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<h2>News</h2>
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<li>[08-06-12] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/files/glew/1.9.0/">GLEW 1.9.0</a> adds support for OpenGL 4.3, new extensions</li>
<li>[07-17-12] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/files/glew/1.8.0/">GLEW 1.8.0</a> fixes minor bugs and adds new extensions</li>
<li>[08-26-11] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/files/glew/1.7.0/">GLEW 1.7.0</a> adds support for OpenGL 4.2, new extensions, fixes bugs</li>
<li>[04-27-11] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/files/glew/1.6.0/">GLEW 1.6.0</a> fixes minor bugs and adds eight new extensions</li>
<li>[01-31-11] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/files/glew/1.5.8/">GLEW 1.5.8</a> fixes minor bugs and adds two new extensions</li>
<li>[11-03-10] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/files/glew/1.5.7/">GLEW 1.5.7</a> fixes minor bugs and adds one new extension</li>
<li>[09-07-10] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/files/glew/1.5.6/">GLEW 1.5.6</a> adds support for OpenGL 4.1, fixes bugs</li>
<li>[07-13-10] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/files/glew/1.5.5/">GLEW 1.5.5</a> fixes minor bugs and adds new extensions</li>
<li>[04-21-10] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/files/glew/1.5.4/">GLEW 1.5.4</a> adds support for OpenGL 3.3, OpenGL 4.0 and new extensions, fixes bugs</li>
<li>[02-28-10] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/files/glew/1.5.3/">GLEW 1.5.3</a> fixes minor bugs and adds three new extensions</li>
<li>[12-31-09] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/files/glew/1.5.2/">GLEW 1.5.2</a> adds support for OpenGL 3.1, OpenGL 3.2 and new extensions</li>
<li>[11-03-08] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=67586&amp;package_id=67942&amp;release_id=637800">GLEW 1.5.1</a> adds support for OpenGL 3.0 and 31 new extensions</li>
<li>[12-27-07] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=67586&amp;package_id=67942&amp;release_id=564464">GLEW 1.5.0</a> is released under less restrictive licenses</li>
<li>[04-27-07] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=67586&amp;package_id=67942&amp;release_id=504079">GLEW 1.4.0</a> is released</li>
<li>[03-08-07] GLEW is included in the <a href="http://developer.nvidia.com/object/sdk_home.html">NVIDIA OpenGL SDK</a></li>
<li>[03-04-07] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=67586&amp;package_id=67942&amp;release_id=491113">GLEW 1.3.6</a> is released</li>
<li>[02-28-07] <a href="http://glew.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/glew/trunk/glew/">Repository</a> is migrated to SVN</li>
<li>[02-25-07] GLEW is included in the <a href="http://www.opengl.org/sdk/">OpenGL SDK</a></li>
<li>[11-21-06] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=67586&amp;package_id=67942&amp;release_id=465334">GLEW 1.3.5</a> adds OpenGL 2.1 and NVIDIA G80 extensions</li>
<li>[03-04-06] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=67586&amp;package_id=67942&amp;release_id=398455">GLEW 1.3.4</a> adds support for five new extensions</li>
<li>[05-16-05] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=67586&amp;package_id=67942&amp;release_id=327647">GLEW 1.3.3</a> is released</li>
<li>[03-16-05] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=67586&amp;package_id=67942&amp;release_id=313345">GLEW 1.3.2</a> adds support for GL_APPLE_pixel_buffer</li>
<li>[02-11-05] <a href="http://gljava.sourceforge.net/">gljava</a> and <a href="http://sdljava.sourceforge.net/">sdljava</a> provide a Java binding to OpenGL via GLEW</li>
<li>[02-02-05] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=67586&amp;package_id=67942&amp;release_id=302049">GLEW 1.3.1</a> adds support for <a href="http://www.opengl.org/documentation/extensions/EXT_framebuffer_object.txt">GL_EXT_framebuffer_object</a></li>
<li>[01-04-05] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=67586&amp;package_id=67942&amp;release_id=294527">GLEW 1.3.0</a> adds core OpenGL 2.0 support plus many enhancements</li>
<li>[12-22-04] <a href="http://glewpy.sf.net/">GLEWpy</a> Python wrapper announced</li>
<li>[12-12-04] <a href="https://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=67586">Mailing lists</a> created on sourceforge</li>
<li>[12-06-04] <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=67586&amp;package_id=67942&amp;release_id=287948">GLEW 1.2.5</a> adds new extensions and support for FreeBSD</li>
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<h2>Links</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.opengl.org/sdk/">OpenGL Software Development Kit</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.opengl.org/resources/features/OGLextensions/">All About OpenGL Extensions</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.opengl.org/registry/">OpenGL Extension Registry</a></li>
<li><a href="http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/GraphicsImaging/Conceptual/OpenGLExtensionsGuide/Reference/reference.html">APPLE OpenGL Extensions Guide</a></li>
<li><a href="http://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-opengl-specs">NVIDIA OpenGL Extension Specifications</a></li>
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